Manfredi La Manna wrote:
> The one-size-fits-all syndrome strikes again. Scientific disciplines
> are vastly different in terms of all the relevant variables here,
> such as rejection rates, turnaround times, editorial structures, etc. I
> understand that BMC's figure of $500 article-processing-charge (APC) per
> published article is based on an average rejection rate of 50%. The same
> ratio applied to a top economics journal (with a rejection rate of 95%)
> would yield a prohibitive $5,000 APC.
I've been thinking it all through this discussion, but perhaps I should make
it explicit here. Charges such as this weil *never* fly in experimental
psychology, where the only journals that have page charges are generally
considered to be just a hair's beadth above vanity presses. Another business
model will haveto be developed if this is to work in psychology.
Regards,
--
Christopher D. Green
Department of Psychology
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M3J 1P3
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Received on Fri Jan 10 2003 - 22:27:27 GMT